Social
Attack on Charlie Hebdo and interpretations of blasphemy in Islam
On January 7, 2015, French Islamist shooters attacked the office of Charlie Hebdo and killed seventeen people for publishing cartoons depicting the Prophet. Some cartoonists, including some of France's most celebrated, were killed in this attack. The incident challenged the freedom of expression and sparked global arguments related to free speech, blasphemy and religion.
Muslims accept that their ancestors were Hindus
In the Aurangabad district in Bihar, some Muslims claimed that their ancestors were Hindus. State Minority Welfare Minister Jama Khan said that his ancestors were Hindus. Similar confessions have started coming from other villages of Bihar as well. Even the Muslims in Piru village of Haspura block of Aurangabad district have admitted that their ancestors were Hindus, Dainik Jagaran reported.
Genocide of Shia Muslims under Islamic rule
It has been popularly propagated that Islam means peace and that all Muslims are bound together by ties of Islam which they call ummah. However, it is observed as a half-truth. One can observe significant conflicts in the Muslim community in their majority countries. The reason behind this is sectarian differences in the community. It has been proved since the formation of Islam. After the death of Prophet Muhammad, Islam was divided majorly between Shia and Sunni Muslims. Lakhs of Muslims belonging to both factions were beheaded and bombed for having faith in their particular sect. Each Islamic sect considers itself a true Muslim sect in Islam, and other sects as untrue and kafirs (infidels).